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Nuclear energy is released in fission since binding energy per nucleon is

A

smaller for fission fragments than for parent nucleus

B

the same for fission fragments and parent nucleus

C

larger for fission fragements than for parent nucleus

D

sometimes large and sometimes smaller

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